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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Satellites Launch - China

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-22 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, December 9, 2025. The satellite was launched on Tuesday at 11:08 p.m. (Beijing Time) and entered its planned orbit as scheduled. The satellite will primarily support services including satellite communication, data transmission, and radio and television broadcasting, as well as conducting relevant technical tests and validations. Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing Ceremony of China's 15th National Games - China

(251121) -- XICHANG, November 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-21 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, November 21, 2025. The Shiyan-21 satellite was launched at 6:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts to an injury during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China is helped to leave after an injury during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Cao Can)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(PARIS2024)FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-WEIGHTLIFTING

(240808) -- PARIS, Aug. 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shi Zhiyong of China reacts during the weightlifting men's 73kg competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Lei)

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(SP)THAILAND-PHUKET-WEIGHTLIFTING-IWF WORLD CUP-MEN'S 73KG

(240405) -- PHUKET, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes in the men's 73kg competition at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, April 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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(SP)THAILAND-PHUKET-WEIGHTLIFTING-IWF WORLD CUP-MEN'S 73KG

(240405) -- PHUKET, April 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shi Zhiyong of China competes in the men's 73kg competition at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Phuket, Thailand, April 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

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China's grain producing areas work to safeguard bumper harvest

STORY: China's grain producing areas work to safeguard bumper harvest DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: HARBIN/CHANGCHUN/HEFEI/JINAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of farmers harvesting in farmlands 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN JIWEN, Staff member of a rural revitalization development service center in Handaqi Town, Heilongjiang Province 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO YINGCHUN, Director of a local agricultural cooperative in Xunke County, Heilongjiang Province 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HU ZHIYONG, Director of a local agricultural cooperative, Huantai County, Shandong Province 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG XIJIU, Staff member of a digital agricultural development center, Huantai County, Shandong Province 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHOU XUEBIN, Director of an agricultural technology station, Tongling City, Anhui Province STORYLINE: The autumn harvest is in full swing in major grain-producing areas across China. To achieve a bumper harvest, the country has spared no effort in

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer Shi Zhiyong relays the torch during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Xu Mengtao (L) and Shi Zhiyong hand over the flame during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-OPENING CEREMONY (CN)

(230923) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Xu Mengtao (L) and Shi Zhiyong hand over the flame during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 23, 2023. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

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Participants see great opportunities in digital economy at conference in Beijing

STORY: Participants see great opportunities in digital economy at conference in Beijing DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Global Digital Economy Conference 2023 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PEI ZHIYONG, Security expert, Qi-AnXin 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SU, Beijing RongXin DataInfo Science and Technology Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHENG YINYIN, Head of brand strategy, STEPVR STORYLINE: Participants attending the Global Digital Economy Conference 2023 have spoken highly of the development of the digital economy, saying it has great opportunities in the future. Opened Tuesday in Beijing, the three-day event proposes to build an open innovation network for the digital economy across the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PEI ZHIYONG, Security expert, Qi-AnXin "The digital economy has huge prospects in at least the next 10 years, because the demand of society is growing fast. This poses a very big challenge for our cyberse

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China's Gansu stops Mu Us Desert from expanding with effective measures

STORY: China's Gansu stops Mu Us Desert from expanding with effective measures DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SONG JIA, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO ZHIYONG, Senior Engineer of Huanxian Natural Resources Bureau 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG ZONGXIN, Head of Huanxian Fangouquan Forest Farm 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG HONGBIN, Leader of tree-planting team at Zhangtang Village, Huanxian STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SONG JIA, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at Huanxian in Qingyang City, northwest China's Gansu Province. Here is also on the edge of Mu Us Desert. It was once an area of dust and sand, frequently plagued by severe sandstorms. Thanks to the afforestation efforts these years, the spreading desert is effectively pushed back." Mu Us Desert is one of China's four major sandy lands. At the end of the last century, some locals were forced to relocate due to intense and frequent sandstorms.

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Promotion seminar on CIIE held at AU headquarters

STORY: Promotion seminar on CIIE held at AU headquarters DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of a promotion seminar on CIIE at AU headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SONG SHANGZHE, Deputy Director General of China International Import Expo Bureau 3. Various of the promotion seminar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIN ZHIYONG, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Mission to the AU STORYLINE: A promotion seminar on the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a trade fair held annually in Shanghai, China since 2018, was held Thursday at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. AU commission representatives, African diplomats, a Chinese delegation group, as well as diplomats from the Chinese Mission to the AU attended the event. During the seminar, representatives from the China International Import Expo Bureau briefed the African side on the general introduction of the CIIE, overall exhibition introduction as well

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How China safeguards water resources

STORY: How China safeguards water resources DATELINE: March 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:05:21 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of water conservation efforts in China 2. STANDUP 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAO JIFENG, Construction and Administration Bureau of South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HAO JIFENG, The Construction and Administration Bureau of South-to-North Water Diversion Middle Route 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHIHAO, Xinhua correspondent and LIU WEI, Cotton farmer 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG ZHIYONG, Assistant to the general manager of a drainage company in Nanning 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): ZHOU LIUYANG, River chief, Party chief of Nakao River residential community in Nanning 8. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): WANG ZHIYONG, Assistant to the general manager of a drainage company in Nanning STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): WU YAO, Xinhua correspondent "Wednesday is World Water Day, an annual UN observance day that

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Chinese investments help Kenya tap into blue economy

STORY: Chinese investments help Kenya tap into blue economy DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coast line in Kwale costal Kenya 2. various of fishermen with anchovies harvests 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 4. various of drying of anchovies 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 6. various of Huawen food Kenya EPZ Ltd. 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): Hon. CHIFOROMODO MANGALE MUNGA, MP. Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County 8. various of factory workers drying anchovies 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): MWALIMU ZAHARI, Fisherman in Kibuyuni Village 10. various of factory workers drying anchovies 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LIU ZHIYONG, Director of Huawen food Kenya EPZ Ltd. 12. various of ladies drying anchovies STORYLINE: Kenya and China signed two protocols in January 2022 to facilitate bilateral trade mainly in the export o

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Xinhua Headlines: China prioritizes people's health in COVID-19 fight

(221224) -- BEIJING, Dec. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Peng Zhiyong (L), head of the department of critical care medicine of Zhongnan Hospital, and Huang Shuli, who is on the mend, bid Chinese Lunar New Year greetings to each other in the intensive care unit (ICU) ward of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 24, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)

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Chinese activist Xu

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese legal activist. The Beijing Municipal High People's Court on April 11, 2014, rejected an appeal by Xu, who was earlier in the year convicted of disrupting public order by organizing anti-corruption protests, finalizing his four-year jail sentence that has drawn international criticism.

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Chinese rights activist gets jail sentence

BEIJING, China - A supporter holds a banner reading "Xu Zhiyong innocent" near a court in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2014. Xu, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, was sentenced the same day to four years' imprisonment on charges of disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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Chinese rights activist gets jail sentence

BEIJING, China - Zhang Qingfang (C), lawyer for Chinese human rights activist Xu Zhiyong, is detained near a court in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2014. Xu was sentenced the same day to four years' imprisonment on charges of disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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Chinese rights activist gets 4-year prison sentence

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist. Xu was sentenced to four years' imprisonment on Jan. 26, 2014, on charges of disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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Chinese rights activist gets 4-year prison sentence

BEIJING, China - A lawyer (C) of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, is taken away by security officers near a court in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2014. Xu was sentenced to four years' imprisonment the same day on charges of disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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Supporters of Chinese rights advocate on trial

BEIJING, China - Supporters of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, hold a banner calling for the disclosure of bureaucrats' assets on Jan. 22, 2014, near a court in Beijing as the first hearing for Xu was held there. The activist is charged with disrupting public order for his role in protests against corruption.

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Trial opens for Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong

BEIJING, China - Supporters of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, are blocked by police officers near the First Intermediary People's Court in Beijing on Jan. 22, 2014, as his trial commenced at the court. Xu, charged with disrupting public order, remained silent during the morning session of his first trial to protest the illegality of the proceedings, his lawyer Zhang Qingfang said.

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Trial opens of Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong

BEIJING, China - Supporters of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, hold up signs protesting against his trial, near Beijing's First Intermediary People's Court on Jan. 22, 2014. Xu, charged with disrupting public order, remained silent during the morning session of his first trial to protest the illegality of the proceedings, his lawyer Zhang Qingfang said.

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Trial opens of Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong

BEIJING, China - A woman supporter of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, is pulled by a police officer near the First Intermediary People's Court in Beijing on Jan. 22, 2014, as Xu's trial commenced at the court. Xu, charged with disrupting public order, remained silent during the morning session of his first trial to protest the illegality of the proceedings, his lawyer Zhang Qingfang said.

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Trial opens of Chinese rights advocate Xu Zhiyong

BEIJING, China - Supporters of Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese human rights activist, hold up a banner demanding his release near Beijing's First Intermediary People's Court on Jan. 22, 2014, as his trial commenced at the court. Xu, charged with disrupting public order, remained silent during the morning session of his first trial to protest the illegality of the proceedings, his lawyer Zhang Qingfang said.

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#(SP)CHINA-HENAN-XINXIANG-WTT-CUP FINALS-MEN'S SINGLES-FINALS (CN)

(221030) -- XINXIANG, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan hits a return during the men's singles final match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 30, 2022. (Photo by Gao Zhiyong/Xinhua)

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#(SP)CHINA-HENAN-XINXIANG-WTT-CUP FINALS-MEN'S SINGLES-FINALS (CN)

(221030) -- XINXIANG, Oct. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Harimoto Tomokazu of Japan serves during the men's singles final match against Wang Chuqin of China at the WTT Cup Finals in Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 30, 2022. (Photo by Gao Zhiyong/Xinhua)